October is Women's History Month

Canadian Women Firsts



Lynn Johnston

Born Collingwood, Ontario May 28, 1947. The creator of the comic strip For Better or Worse. She is the first woman to win the Reuben Award for outstanding cartoonist of the year from the Cartoonist Society in 1985. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1992 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1994.

Marie-Madelaine Jarret de Verchères

Born Verchères, Quebec March 3, 1678. Died August 8, 1747. The young Madelaine would become one of Canada's first youth heroes when she, with only a handful of helpers would successfully defend the family fort against attack.



Barbara G. Stymiest

Born June 13, 1956. This businesswoman held the Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Nesbit Burns Inc. from 1992 to 1999. It was during this time that she was the first woman to be Governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

More New Books

The Animal Research War





Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife





Durango Street

As Nature Made Him






God of Animals





Not It Girl






The Vampire's Assistant








How Not to Spend Your Senior Year







Trials of Death





Hunters of the Dusk

New Additons to the Library

Oxford Wold Atlas






2008 World Almanac








Art Conservation






Romanticism



Impressionism





Photography





Sculpture



Guinness World Records 2008





The Christopher Killer





The Angel of Death

September's Here!

Welcome back Nighthawks. A special welcome to our new Grade 9 students and our 20 new exchange students from Korea, Holland, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, Japan.

Come into the library and fall into a good book!

April is National Poetry Month

Celebrate the first national Poem In Your Pocket Day!
The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends on April 17.
Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores.

Find great ideas at:

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406

Poem In Your Pocket Day is made possible, in part, by the National Council of Teachers of English and the American Booksellers Association, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

New Books - Student requests

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

'Daisy's is a war story, a survival story, a love story - all told in the voice of a subversive and witty teenager.' -- Back Cover

Bifocal by Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters
'There are two sides to every story. You just have to listen.' -Back cover

Forever by Judy Blume

Katherine and Michael are high school seniors crazy for each other...

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

Confessions of Georgia Nicholson

Freedom To Read Week

Girls Healthy Living Week February 18-23

Monday February 18

• Grade 10 Girls Leadersip to feeder schools to do activities 3:30 - 4:30


• Lunch with Lana - "Girl Talk"
  

Tuesday February 19

• ALL GIRLS gym at lunch 12:15 - 1:00 PM


• YOGA in the theatre 3:20 - 4:20 PM
  

Wednesday February 20

• Lunch and Learn - Lindsay, our school board nutritionist and a chef will be discussing what females should be eating. Then, they will prepare a meal.


• Turbo Jam with Ms. Falcone 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Thursday February 21

• BMI with Patsy Langille 12:15 - 1:05 PM

February 15th is National Flag Day

A symbol of Canadian identity

The official ceremony inaugurating the new Canadian flag was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, with Governor General Georges Vanier, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the members of the Cabinet and thousands of Canadians in attendance.
The Canadian Red Ensign, bearing the Union Jack and the shield of the royal arms of Canada, was lowered and then, on the stroke of noon, our new maple leaf flag was raised. The crowd sang the national anthem O Canada followed by the royal anthem God Save the Queen.
The following words, spoken on that momentous day by the Honourable Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate, added further symbolic meaning to our flag: "The flag is the symbol of the nation's unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of race, language, belief or opinion." - Canadian Heritage

Check out Canadian Heritage site for more neat stuff about flags.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/flag-drapeau/index_e.cfm

Check out these Halifax Public Library African Heritage Links

Black History of Nova Scotia : A Chronology of Events
http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/ahmonth/timeline_bhns.php

Word Search Black Nova Scotians
http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/ahmonth/search1.html

Word Search Famous Black Canadians
http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/ahmonth/search2.html

Fiction for African Heritage Month

Reparations by Stephen Kimber

Two boyhood friends, one black, one white meet later in life and face-off as lawyer and judge in a trial about the demolition of Africville. - Back cover

George & Rue by George Elliott Clarke

Based on a 1949 murder in New Brunswick, George & Rue tells the imagined story of the lives and deaths of the two brothers who killed a taxi driver.

No Crystal Stair by Mairuth Sarsfield

A 2005 Canada Reads selection, this novel explores the reality of a young widow bringing up three girls who experience Canada's subtle racism.

February is African Heritage Month

Check out some of these books and videos to learn more.

Who's Who in Black Canada

Profiles of over 700 successful black Canadians from business, education, law, the arts, science and much more.

Journey to Justice

A 47 minute documentary about the struggle of six people who fought for equality including Viola Desmond who insisted on keeping her seat in a movie theatre in New Glasgow and Fred Christie who was denied service at a Montreal tavern and took his case to the Supreme Court in 1936.

Blacks - Peoples of the Maritimes

The majority of Maritime blacks entered as Loyalists and Maroons in the late 1700s as Black refugees after the War of 1812. This book tell of their difficulties and profiles individuals who overcame discrimination to become leaders in their careers.

January 2008 Time to Prepare for Exams!

Back to the books for 2oo8. Plan to succeed by sharpening your study skills. Check out these books in your school library:

School Power : Study Skill Strategies for Succeeding in School

Study Smarter Not Harder